outstretch | Definition of outstretch

Synonyms and Antonyms of outstretch

1 to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area

the dog had outstretched his legs and was lying across the width of the doorway

Synonyms of outstretch

expand, extend, fan (out), flare (out), open, outspread, spread (out), stretch (out), unfold, unfurl

Words Related to outstretch

Near Antonyms of outstretch

compact, compress, condense, reduce

Antonyms of outstretch

close, contract, fold

2 to make longer

having outstretched our lunch break beyond all reason, we reluctantly headed back to work

Synonyms of outstretch

drag (out), draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch

Words Related to outstretch

amplify, enlarge, expand, increase

attenuate, thin

Near Antonyms of outstretch

decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce

Antonyms of outstretch

abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut, cut back, shorten